The Spanish mackerel bite shows no signs of letting up. If anything, the fish are bigger and there are more of them as witnessed by the above catch aboard Ocean Pearl Charters. Alex Gallardo Perez weighed a 5-11. and a 4-8 Spanish. Jack Limroth had a 7-0 and a 4-14. Nice fish!
As October rolls in, the big red drum head out to sea. There are large schools seen surfacing now as they exit the bay. Surf fishermen in Sandbridge have been wrestling in some big boys up to 53-inches.
The speckled trout bite is picking in Rudee Inlet, Lynnhaven Inlet, Little Creek Inlet, the James River, Elizabeth River, the Hampton/Poquoson area, areas around the Rappahannock River.
Sheepshead are still feeding at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel and on Bay reefs. Evan Rossen weighed a 11-2 sheepshead this week.
Spot are available from the Rappahannock River to the oceanfront. Some big flounder are being caught on ocean structures. Lots of sea bass are being caught on ocean wrecks.
Offshore, boats are finding wahoo, mahi, yellowfin tuna and blue and white marlin. Deep droppers are catching tilefish. Captain David Wright on the High Hopes has been catching blueline tiles and an occasional tuna or white marlin.
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The piers had a good day on Wednesday with catches of sea mullet, bluefish, Spanish, spot, pompano, black drum, blow toads and puppy drum. Surf fishermen beached pompanos, sea mullet, flounder, croakers, black drum, and spot.
Sound fishing continues to be great for stripers, blues, puppies, and specks. The bridges back in the sounds are giving up sheepshead.
Nearshore boats caught king mackerel, Spanish, false albacore, blues, and ribbonfish.
Offshore trips returned with tuna, mahi, triggerfish and sea bass.